On March 16, 2023, on Day 1 of LATC2023 in Mannheim, the focus at the MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. theme area will be on designing efficient and ergonomically work systems. Andreas Bochmann, Project Manager Digital Solutions, and Dr. Steffen Rast, Head of Department Ergonomics, both Deutsche MTM-Gesellschaft mbH, will demonstrate how easy MTM-Easy® is to use and how ergonomics assessment with EAWS® works in conjunction with, for example, a motion capturing suit.
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One person who still experienced MTM co-founders Lillian Gilbreth and Harold B. Maynard himself is Carl Becks, from 1992 to 2000 managing director of the German MTM Association, now MTM ASSOCIATION e. V.. In this interview, the 88-year-old talks about the encounters, about MTM in the U.S., in Europe and the development especially in Germany.
The 69th spring congress of the Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e. V. (GfA) was held under the theme of “Sustainable work and learning”, and the contributions made by the MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. were a perfect fit. Manuela Ostermeier, project manager for digitization and internationalization of MTM training, used the example of e-learning developed by her team to explain the importance of the digital transformation of training products for a globalized working world.
“The Future of Work” will be the focus of the 3rd International E-MAS Conference starting on February 27, 2023 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. as co-organizer of the 3rd E-MAS Conference is also represented in the multi-day lecture program.
The One-MTM partner network is celebrating its 3rd birthday these days – and has every reason to celebrate. Because it is making great strides. More than 1,600 of the certificates issued by the MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. last year came via One-MTM.
The MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. and the Fondazione Ergo-MTM Italia are further developing the EAWS® ergonomics assessment method as part of a consortium project. EAWS 2.0 is intended to synchronize workplace design, method planning, time measurement and ergonomics assessment in one process.
The MTM Academy team counted a good 4,400 certificates in MTM (Methods-Time Measurement), the method standard for designing efficient and ergonomic work, last year. In addition, more than 1,600 certificates were awarded via the One-MTM partner network.
The board of the MTM ASSOCIATION e. V. honored the long-standing, honorary commitment of the leaders of the MTM/IE regional groups in Germany by appointing them as “MTM Fellows”.
Learning by experience, developing problem-solving skills yourself, reflecting on your successes as well as your failures in order to become better – that’s Scrum, a principle of agile teamwork. What Scrum has to do with MTM was explained by Jan Fischbach in his dinner speech on the occasion of 60 years of MTM in Germany.
The Digital Solutions business unit of Deutsche MTM-Gesellschaft mbH has expanded its product portfolio for MTM applications in the cloud. In addition to MTM-Easy® for the simple determination of production times without MTM knowledge, TiCon for Web is now another software-as-a-service solution available.